25 Feb 1935
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1935
Page
1
Desperate fugitive Raymond Hamilton wounded in the jaw and a companion escape with three farm youths as hostages after a dawn pickup at Bill Mayes farm east of Celina. Officers fired on their car, a 1935 V-8, as they fled north toward Weston with Mayes' son Buster and another hostage.
A severe storm system swept the Midwest from Kansas to Oklahoma and Illinois, spawning tornadoes and blizzards. Four killed and 130+ hurt as funnel clouds cut paths from Wichita to Joplin, with towns like Commerce and Independence sustaining heavy damage.
Amarillo symphony presents third regular season concert at Municipal Auditorium with Marcus Gordon guest artist. performance starts 8 30 pm box office opens 7 15 pm tickets 75 50 25 cents at City Drug No 1 Polk Street. Gordon also to give recital tomorrow at Amarillo College of Music at 8 15 pm tickets 50 25 cents. program includes Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor and Grieg Piano Concerto with Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream.
PAWNEE Okla Feb 26 Two moves to rescue Phil Kennamer from a prison penalty were due today The first aimed to provide a 25000 bond to free him from jail and the second filed a formal notice appealing the 25 year term after his manslaughter conviction A Flint Moss Kennamer's defender said he planned to start the bond action today
A mobilization for work relief looms to push the 4.88 billion dollar bill through Congress as Roosevelt faces a victorious wage amendment and calls for reconsideration. Reaction from the White House signals potential action while warned social unrest looms over job restrictions. Sabotage blamed for Macon crash by airship builder Roy Knabenshue, urging probe into wreckage.
Mrs. Ruth Walker of Pittsburgh recounts her 12 years in Abyssinia now Ethiopia. She describes feudal inequality, slave conditions, and a proud Semitic people led by Haile Selassie I, noting modernization in Addis Ababa and nascent industries while cautioning missionaries to speak discreetly.
Amarillo: pair to night and Tuesday, warmer Tuesday. West Texas: fair, colder southeast portion, Tuesday fair and warmer. New Mexico: unsettled tonight, colder extreme south central portion, Tuesday fair and warmer. Temperature extremes 20 to 9. Griggs Ambulance dial 4311.
Elizabeth and Jane Du Bois plunged from a plane to their deaths after writing letters to their parents detailing grief over RAF casualties John Forbes and Henry Beatty. A coroner's jury found death by self action while of unsound mind after hearing the letters read publicly against the father’s wish for privacy.
A compact clipping lists sensational teasers including Mrs. Roosevelt's Fear Blonde Beauty One Glance Killed Planes Forbidden. The items suggest a newspaper feature on provocative or crime themed stories, with no full articles provided.
Note explains Brisbane’s opinions reflect his own views, not The Globe’s editorial stance. The piece references Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urging American women to speak their minds and directs readers to Today Page 3 for her opinion.
Eugene G. Grace, head of Bethlehem Steel, testified to the Senate Munitions Committee that he received wartime bonuses totaling 3,669,000 dollars. He opposed eliminating profits in a new war and defended bonuses as an incentive for higher production, saying neither the government nor the corporation gained extra service from the bonuses.
Potter County commissioners met in session to debate the county tax rate with a decision expected this afternoon. The board also addressed routine matters including Guaranteed Oil.
Unconfirmed reports from the China Inland Mission claim two missionaries, Rev. and Mrs. Frenchman, were kidnapped and murdered near Ninkiang Shensi. American Miss Thompson and Miss Aritberg are missing after evacuating Fenghsien. over 25 missionaries have fled western and southern Shensi amid snow and cold.
Weather eased from a five day Panhandle gale with 50 mph winds and dust. Temperatures fell to 9 then rose to 20 at noon and to 32 in the afternoon before dropping to 15 tonight. Blowing sand reduced traffic and several planes were delayed. a dust storm reached 12 000 feet altitude and visibility remained poor.
Government and defense testimony closed in the Clyde Barrow Bonnie Parker harboring case with Billie Mace as sole morning witness. Defendants include Clyde Barrow’s mother Mrs Comie Barrow and Bonnie Parker’s mother Mrs Emma Parker. A spreading gale disrupts shipping across the Bay of Biscay into the Mediterranean with several fishermen lost and eight killed in Greek earthquakes.
Jim Knepley, 73 year old painter, was found dead at his home on West Seventh Avenue about 9 this morning. Death appears natural per Griggs Funeral Chapel, where the body was taken. He had been a resident of Amarillo thirty years and relatives’ whereabouts were not learned this afternoon.
Two masked men robbed the Metzger Dairies offices in Houston at 9 o clock, taking about 3000 dollars in cash and checks. Workers were forced to lie on the floor while the robbers gathered cash from Harry Fox and the safe.
Sen Huey P Long arrives in New Orleans by train from Washington guarded by an escort of bodyguards and proceeds to Baton Rouge where martial law has been in force for a month. He plans to resume his inquiry into telephone rates before the Louisiana Public Service Commission despite hostile opposition.
The Texas House approved a $36 556 emergency appropriation for the state parks board after sidetracking a relief bond bill. Governor Allred had urged swift action in two messages, citing CCC plans pending at Washington and park care requirements. Rep. Clarence E. Farmer of Fort Lee is noted.
Ted Shawn renowned dance pioneer brings his all male Rhythm Men to Amarillo for a program at the Municipal Auditorium on Friday March 8. The ensemble performs primitive rhythms labor symphony mystic poem interpretation and dances set to Bach Beethoven and Brahms with solo and group works. Shawn and four solo numbers and a group appearance are planned.
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